It’s Super Bowl weekend and with the Panthers in the big game, there’s little else on many North Carolinians minds today. Chad starts out by breaking down how much Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton will have to pay in taxes whether they win or not. Put it this way, if the Panthers win, he’ll actually receive, after taxes, less than what you probably paid for the television on which you’re watching the game.

Next, Chad speaks to TWC News Charlotte Sports Director Mike Solarte. He shares with Chad what it’s been like in Santa Clara this week leading up to Sunday’s big game. Mike says while it’s great to be in California, he’s ready for the big game. Chad asks him to describe his access to the players each day. Mike says besides Coach and Cam, he’s gotten a chance to ask a few different questions other than just “x’s and o’s.” He says he covered the last time the team went to the big game and this time is just different. He shares with Chad something Cam said early in the season about how he felt the atmosphere in the locker room was changing. Chad asks about Michael Oher and the Touhy’s. Mike shares that he got a chance to talk to Oher one-on-one about his story and how accurately he was portrayed in the movie, “The Blind Side.” Oher told him he didn’t have a problem with the film, just the way he was portrayed as not knowing anything about football. Mike says Oher looked at him and said, “Look at how big I am. I knew about sports.” Mike tells him he would be amazed if Newton didn’t get MVP. Chad asks when he realized the differences between last season and this season. Mike says last season created the building blocks, they added a few needed players and were set to do exactly what they’ve done this season. He goes on to say the four games they won after the buy was when they started noticing this is the team to watch.

In the second hour, News14’s Tim Boyum joins us. Tim discloses he’s not as psyched about the Super Bowl as everyone else seems to be. Chad says he’ll keep that between us. They move on to the election. Tim says he’s concerned about voter turnout and the Hillary Clinton effect. Chad brings up the issue of the state health plan, House Speaker Tim Moore, Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and the Affordable Care Act. Tim says Speaker Moore clarified what lawmakers had called on the Health Plan to do for the 2017-2019 budget. And then there’s the hi-speed Internet discussion. These two always cover a lot of ground and have fun, too.

Finally, does it take more than two parents to make a healthy baby? Chad shares a study showing how changing the terms of marriage has led to the government getting involved in our lives in a way that may lead to the thought that more parents are required to get rid of genetic anomalies.

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